It didn't occur to me that it ...

It didn't occur to me that it was possible to breathe life into Abraham Lincoln.
 Daniel Day-Lewis

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I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.
 Daniel Day-Lewis
At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.
 Daniel Day-Lewis
When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.
 Daniel Day-Lewis
The one thing that I appear to have been given, bearing in mind that I am capable of being very, very scatty and extremely lazy, is the ability to concentrate on something I choose to give my time to.
 Daniel Day-Lewis
I am more greatly moved by people who struggle to express themselves...I prefer the abstract concept of incoherence in the face of great feeling to beautiful, full sentences that convey little emotion.
 Daniel Day-Lewis